Monthly Archives: <span>June 2020</span>

Colleges Asking Returning Athletes to Sign COVID-19 Risk Forms

Ohio State calls it the Buckeye Acknowledgment and Pledge, a two-page document the school asked its athletes to sign before they could begin using team facilities during the pandemic. The document SMU is requiring its athletes to sign is much …

Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering

Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has joined a chorus of insurance companies accusing the Strems Law Firm of lawsuit abuse. Citizens says it has lost millions of dollars due to an alleged scheme of “sham” claims by the law …

AmTrust Exec Launches Commercial Crime Product for Businesses

AmTrust Exec, a division of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., has introduced a commercial crime product designed to provide coverage for a range of medium- and large-sized businesses. The monoline commercial crime product covers loss from employee and third-party theft of …

North Carolina Lawmakers Send Bill to Allow More Business Re-Openings to Governor

North Carolina legislators sent another bill on Thursday to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper designed to overturn parts of his executive order for COVID-19 that’s kept several types of retail businesses shuttered for months. The General Assembly finalized a measure to …

Worker Injured at Georgia Pyrotechnic Plant Previously Cited for Safety Violations

An explosion and flash fire badly burned the head, face and hands of a worker at a pyrotechnic plant in Georgia, an official said. The unidentified employee at Pyrotechnic Specialties, Inc. in Byron was airlifted June 17 to a hospital …

Florida Congresswoman Requests Longer Hurricane Season

Even though the six-month Atlantic hurricane season lasts as long as a typical Major League Baseball season, a Florida congresswoman thinks it needs to be longer. Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

Worker Killed, 1 Injured in Collapse of West Virginia Power Plant

One worker died and another was injured when a structure at an old West Virginia power plant collapsed while being prepped for demolition, officials said. Mason County dispatchers told news outlets that workers were dismantling and salvaging materials at the …

Georgia Public Adjuster Accused of Stealing More than $550K

A public adjuster has been arrested by special agents in Georgia after allegedly stealing funds from consumers and a contractor and failing to show up for a hearing after two warrants were taken out on him. According to the Georgia …

AI-Powered Supply Chain Software in Demand Amid Coronavirus Disruption

For the past seven years, a Munich-based firm called riskmethods has tried to interest companies in buying software that allows them to track all their suppliers in a way that minimizes risks in operating globally spread supply chains. Until recently, …

Crest Insurance Hires South Carolina-Based Hjort as Director of Fleet Management

Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., has added Eddie Hjort as director of Fleet Management, effective June 2020. Hjort’s background includes 26 years of final mile driver/management/safety experience. He spent 26 years with Airborne Express/DHL system and managed territories consisting …